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Manufacturing & Technology
Manufacturers prowling for skilled workers
March 31, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinFactories laid off droves of workers during the recession but now struggle to find tech-savvy employees during the recovery.
MoreStartups launch apps to facilitate good deeds
March 31, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinTwo startup firms, Cause.It LLC and Trensy LLC, have created tools that link charitable behavior and consumption. Like the
hit app Foursquare, the newcomers encourage users to “check in” when they show up at events or complete activities
so they can earn rewards offered by local businesses.
MoreInvestors still may clean up on some clean-tech bets
March 31, 2012
Greg AndrewsThe spectacular flameouts of some startup firms underscores the risk of relying on infusions of federal money to keep a business
viable.
MoreTechies pressing again for direct Silicon Valley flights
March 31, 2012
Chris O'MalleyHigh-tech firms have been clamoring for a couple of decades for nonstop flights between Indianapolis International Airport
and California’s Silicon Valley. One of Indiana’s tech icons made it clear recently that the need is as urgent
as ever.
MoreCummins lures job candidates with virtual tour app
March 31, 2012
The idea is to send middle and high school students the message that there are plenty of jobs in engineering.
MorePromised tariff cuts could spur Indiana exports to China
March 29, 2012
Chris O'MalleyIndiana logistics firms and their manufacturing clients could gain new export opportunities to China if the country follows
through on plans to reduce taxes on imported goods.
MoreWestfield seat-belt maker plans to add 65 workers
March 28, 2012
IBJ StaffWestfield-based safety company IMMI said it plans to hire more than 65 full-time workers and 50 temporary employees to keep
up with demand for lap and shoulder belts for school buses.
MoreWabash National shares rise on $360M deal
March 27, 2012
Associated PressShares of Indiana-based Wabash National Corp. jumped Tuesday after the maker of truck trailers said it would diversify its
business by purchasing liquid-transportation company Walker Group Holdings LLC for $360 million.
MoreCummins boom drives up demand for apartments
March 24, 2012
Associated PressA hiring boom at engine maker Cummins and the economic recovery are leaving many people in search of apartments out in the
cold in Columbus.
MoreN.K. Hurst's unsexy beans fill bottom shelf, bottom line
March 24, 2012
Sam StallN.K. Hurst Co. Inc. sells roughly 20 million packages of dried beans and bean soup mixes a year, from the West McCarty Street
packaging plant it has operated since 1938. It has only about 50 employees, but its products are ubiquitous in the grocery
industry.
MoreHow do you turn a profit? Nimble ChaCha finds answer
March 24, 2012
Chris O'Malley
After six hard years, the locally based Q&A service has positive earnings and expects revenue to more than double
this year. Founder and entrepreneur Scott Jones reveals how the firm turned the corner.
State's largest private company plans to go public
March 23, 2012
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsEvansville-based Berry Plastics Group Inc., a container maker owned by funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management LLC,
on Friday filed to sell up to $500 million of stock in an initial public offering.
MoreManufacturer expanding northeast-Indiana operations
March 23, 2012
Associated PressBusche Enterprise Division Inc. said it will spend about $17 million to buy, expand and equip a factory near its headquarters
in the Noble County town of Albion, adding up to 120 workers by 2015.
MoreDelaware County regroups after green factories fizzle
March 20, 2012
IBJ Staff and Associated PressA central Indiana county is pulling back its financial support for a pair of green-energy companies who so far haven't
delivered on plans for factories with hundreds of workers.
MoreEast-side contract manufacturer plans to add 144 jobs
March 17, 2012
Scott OlsonMansfield-King LLC is asking the city for property tax abatements as part of its efforts to create the jobs by 2016 through
a $3 million expansion. The company currently has 45 employees.
MoreDynamics in place to mint public companies aplenty
March 17, 2012
Greg AndrewsIndianapolis attorneys say numerous local private firms are on the IPO sidelines, mulling whether to try to capitalize on
the strengthening economy and improving investor appetite for new issues.
MoreEx-One Call execs turn on each other in latest venture
March 17, 2012
Chris O'MalleyLawsuit alleges two of six partners in Qtego seized control and locked them out of the northwest-side firm, which developments
telecommunications technology.
MoreAllison shares rise in first day after expanded IPO
March 15, 2012
IBJ StaffAllison Transmission Holdings Inc. shares rose 1.7 percent in their trading debut Thursday after the Indianapolis-based manufacturer
raised more than sought in its initial public offering.
MoreSleeping-products event a real eye-opener
March 14, 2012
Scott OlsonAbout 3,200 visitors are in the city as part of the International Sleep Products Association's biennial event, which showcases
the latest technology in mattress manufacturing.
MoreAnalysts lukewarm to Allison ahead of market debut
March 14, 2012
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsShares of Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. are expected to begin trading Thursday, but the early reaction to the IPO from
analysts is lukewarm. The locally based company’s private-equity owners are offering 21.7 million shares for $22 to
$24 apiece, which could raise as much as $522 million.
MoreAllison's private-equity owners to get IPO spoils
March 10, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinWhen Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. a year ago filed plans to go public, it said some of the proceeds would go toward
reducing billions of dollars in debt. But, in an updated filing with the SEC, the company reversed course, saying all of the
more than $500 million that’s expected to be raised would go to its private-equity owners.
MoreHurco shares surge after quarterly profit soars
March 9, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinHurco Companies Inc. said its fiscal first-quarter profit soared 200 percent over the same period a year ago, driven by strong
sales increases in Europe.
MoreExactTarget looks to raise $145 million with IPO
March 8, 2012
Indianapolis-based ExactTarget Inc., which announced an initial public offering in November, said it is seeking to raise as
much as $145 million. The company is offering 8.5 million shares for $15 to $17 apiece, according to a regulatory filing made
Wednesday.
MoreManning's move may help Nike as it takes NFL contract
March 7, 2012
Bloomberg NewsPeyton Manning’s change of address is likely good news for Nike Inc., which replaces Reebok International Ltd. next
month as the maker of National Football League-branded apparel and uniforms.
MoreHonda looks to dealers to boost natural gas station network
March 7, 2012
Bloomberg NewsHonda Motor Co. wants to double sales of its Indiana-made Civic Natural Gas sedans, but doing so
requires more fuel stations. The car maker wants some of its dealers to install pumps to sell the fuel.
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Saw the Indy Men's Chorus "Music of Gilbert & Sullivan" at the Indiana Historical Society on Sunday evening.
Temporary workers are not "tools" they are people and companies that keep large amounts of temp staff are cheating.
I miss having them around. I hope one of their stores is in the general Meridian/86th Street area. I will make good use of it.
The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.
I remenber, watching the toll road, being built, through South Bend, when I was 10 years old. I believe, back then that it was estimated, that the toll road, would be paid for in 20 years and then it would be free. I am now 71, what happened? Since the power is in the people, by that, I mean that, we the people are in total control of everything. I, suggest that no one ever use the toll road again, let it go broke. We the people can control the price of everything, from groceries to gas, if we would just do it. If we don't pay the asking price, the sellers will lower the price and if we wait awhile, they will lower the price to what we accept as reasonable. I would like to know why a highway like interstate 94, is so well maintained, a much better highway, than the toll road, but has no tolls. I would also like to know why, a sitting governor, with a term limit, maximum of eight years, can lease, public property, for 75 years. Even though I have transponders in both of my trucks and will not be affected by the increase, I have been and will contine to avoid using the toll road. I make many trips from northern Indiana to Chicago, every year, and I prefer the better highway, I94!